The Fine Art of Mulching
Are you trying to determine whether mulch, pine straw, or rock are best for your landscaped flowerbeds? Organic mulch made from bark or shredded wood is an excellent option. Everyone loves fresh mulch in their landscaping beds, as it gives a fresh look and makes your landscape look brand new. Many don’t realize that mulch (and other ground covers) actually provides a lot of benefits beyond the visual appeal. Let’s check them out! But What is Mulching? Mulching is one of the best things you can do for your garden. It involves placing a protective barrier (mulch) around your plants and on your bare soil. This protective barrier can be made from various decomposing organic materials, including bark or wood chips (from diverse tree species), pine needles, straw, and cocoa bean shells, or non-decomposable inorganic materials such as black plastic, landscaping fabric, recycled tires, pebbles, and river rocks. Gardens come in…
Creative Ideas To Decorate Your Garden With Stones
Some say that the kitchen is the heart of a home because that is where everything comes together. However, we suggest that the garden is just as important: it is an interactive and pleasant space, which brings an excellent quality of life to our house and our family. In this blog, we give you some fantastic ideas on how to decorate your garden with stones! For years stones have been seen as something negative: what if «to be like a stone in your shoe», what if «stumbling over the same stone»… We want to change that myth and show that stones can do a lot of good, especially decoration and DIY lovers. We want to show you some creative ideas to decorate your garden with stones, to show you that if you have something against stones, they are only prejudices! If you have some projects in mind, indeed, the stones give…
How to Have a Healthy and Beautiful Lawn
Like many Canadians, you probably take pride in having an attractive lawn. A green and healthy lawn is easy to achieve with a bit of work. A little effort now will save you a lot of effort later because healthy lawns are less vulnerable to pests, weeds, drought and other problems. Follow these simple steps and you will have green, healthy grass in no time. Mow High Cut your grass to around 6 to 8 centimeters (2.5 to 3 inches) high. Keeping your grass on the tall side helps shade soil, prevents weed germination, encourages deeper root growth and allows for better rainfall absorption and filteration. Water Deeply Water your lawn deeply but not too often to promote the growth of deep roots. Apply about 2.5 centimeters (1 inch) of water only when needed. It usually is no more than once a week. Place a small pet food or tuna…